Is a Christmas tree or menorah secular holiday decor? Can an HOA board insists on a manger despite a committee's decision?

Hanukkah's late start on Wednesday coincides with Christian celebrations of Christmas and continues through Jan. 2.

The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the ...

"Eight crazy nights" are approaching, and it's time to fit your menorah with a stock of fresh candles. After all, the Festival of Lights isn't complete without lighting at least two candles each ...

The lighting is accompanied by live music, dancing, and food and hot drinks including jelly doughnuts and potato latkes ...

25), with the lighting of the menorah. But lighting candles inside could be dangerous, especially for those who live in multi-unit dwellings where a fire could easily spread. From 2018 to 2022 ...

In the story, “Frankie’s Menorah,” two prospecting families, both Jewish, have journeyed by sea from New York to San Francisco (possibly with an overland leg across Panama; the exact route ...

This is represented visually by the Hanukkah menorah, which we light for eight days. The Hanukkah menorah is derived from the seven-branched Temple Menorah, which was rekindled after the Maccabean ...

Rabbi Eric Solomon, from Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh, and Rabbi Judy Schindler of Charlotte, assist four-year-old Benny Wineburg with the lighting of the Menorah during a gathering with the ...

What is being called the first-ever public Hanukkah celebration in Old Greenwich took place 1 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Old ...